Garage fire likely accidental

WEST KELOWNA – Flames were shooting out of the roof of a garage when crews arrived Saturday night.

West Kelowna firefighters quickly knocked down the fire in the detached garage at a home in the 600-block of Keefe Road about 9:15 p.m.

They also made sure the fire didn’t spread to the house or a nearby cedar hedge.

No one was hurt.

The cause is under investigation, but in a media release, assistant fire chief Chad Gartrell says it’s believed to be accidental.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Howard Alexander

Assistant Editor Howard Alexander comes to iNFOnews.ca from the broadcasting side of the media business.

Howard has been a reporter, news anchor, talk show host and news director, first in Saskatchewan and then the Okanagan.

He moved his family to Vernon in the 90s and is proud to call the Okanagan home.

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